“Just picture me rollin’/Flossin’ a Benz on rims that isn’t stolen,” the legendary rapper Tupac Shakur spat on “Picture Me Rollin,” a song from 1996. Indeed, there has always existed a large subculture in the hip-hop community around the very idea of rims. They’ve come to symbolize power, wealth and even dominance — and the fact that Tupac’s rims in this song aren’t stolen implies he’s got enough money to buy his own. What rapper could ask for more?

Luckily, you don’t have to sign with a major label to get the benefits of having top-notch rims on your vehicle. But even the most basic rims need a little maintenance every now and then, and the sooner you can get your car into a rim repair shop once you notice the damage, the better. That’s because crooked and fractured rims pose a big threat fo